1. 12/06/2009 10:52Teen Projects
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NaFF TEEN PROJECT
Steppin' In The Hood
NaFF has recently developed two Teen Projects.
Our first project was with inner-city teens at the
Preston Taylor Boys and Girls Club/YMCA with
special guest director Craig Brewer (Hustle and
Flow, Black Snake Moan). Brewer (who has been
a close friend of the festival since 2001 when his
film The Poor and Hungry won our Dreammaker
Award for the Best Feature film) joined our film
project as director and mentor for the teens’ short
film Steppin’ in the Hood, a drama about kids
from the hood dealing with love, gangbanging,
and a talent for stepping. We documented the
four-week process of making the short in the
documentary It’s About Steppin’ in the Hood,
directed by Julie Alexander. The completed
documentary and the teens' short film screened
during the 2007 Nashville Film Festival to a
packed crowd of friends, parents, and many
interested filmgoers. Brewer and Memphis hip
hop artist Al Kapone (who composed the music
for the film) joined director Julie Alexander, the
professional film crew, and most importantly the
teens, who received a standing ovation at the
film’s conclusion.
The Letter
Our second project was with teens at the
Alternative Learning Center in Williamson
County. Lou Chanatry directed teens in making the
short film The Letter, a story about a teen that
gets wrongly accused of cheating and must go to
juvenile hall. The film screened along with the
“making of” documentary The Boys Behind The
Letter during the 2007 NaFF, and again the
participating teens’ efforts were warmly
acknowledged.
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